Popular Post Barryrio 467 Posted February 10, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted February 10, 2018 Weekly update: The first duplex has been completed. Did pressure check on the water system this week and all working properly. Street end of 2nd duplex now being neutralized and primed. Shelter by gate for generator and pressure pump completed. While fitting out continues on the interior of the 2nd duplex the guys are clearing the site of all the old vegetation and leveling prior to bringing in topsoil and gravel. The gravel will be used for the car park and walkways with the rest of the area grassed and landscaped. Hardest part for them is breaking up and removing the superficial cement where the mixing was done to get back to the topsoil layer. There is indeed light at the end of the tunnel. . 7 5 Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Mike 10,446 Posted February 10, 2018 Share Posted February 10, 2018 Super nice man! 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Barryrio 467 Posted March 2, 2018 Author Share Posted March 2, 2018 (edited) Latest update: Light at the end of the tunnel! All units now done, bar a few touch-ups to the paintwork inside. Carpenters put the final touches to the cabinets in the walk-in wardrobes this week as well. Two of our Bindoy guys spent the whole week laying the gravel footpaths, leveling the plot to prep for landscaping and shifting heaps of gravel manually for the car park. All done with a shovel and a 5 gallon paint drum in scorching heat. I take my hat off to them. I spent the week drilling holes and hanging curtains, pictures and mirrors in the first two units. Same to follow next week for the second two. Noreco now have the signed certificate of occupancy and will finally connect late next week probably. A big thank you to Dennis next door who allowed us to tap into his electric for the whole build basically. Pics taken today. Landscaper will lay grass in the near future as all topsoil (9 truck loads) now in situ. Native hut installed also - took 20 blokes to manhandle it off the truck into position. Wish I'd been there to record that! Going well. Edited March 2, 2018 by Barryrio 6 Link to post Share on other sites
Enuff 29,737 Posted March 2, 2018 Share Posted March 2, 2018 Latest update: Light at the end of the tunnel! All units now done, bar a few touch-ups to the paintwork inside. Carpenters put the final touches to the cabinets in the walk-in wardrobes this week as well. Two of our Bindoy guys spent the whole week laying the gravel footpaths, leveling the plot to prep for landscaping and shifting heaps of gravel manually for the car park. All done with a shovel and a 5 gallon paint drum in scorching heat. I take my hat off to them. I spent the week drilling holes and hanging curtains, pictures and mirrors in the first two units. Same to follow next week for the second two. Noreco now have the signed certificate of occupancy and will finally connect late next week probably. A big thank you to Dennis next door who allowed us to tap into his electric for the whole build basically. Pics taken today. Landscaper will lay grass in the near future as all topsoil (9 truck loads) now in situ. Native hut installed also - took 20 blokes to manhandle it off the truck into position. Wish I'd been there to record that! Going well. Great job!Sent from my SM-J327P using Tapatalk 3 Link to post Share on other sites
Popular Post Barryrio 467 Posted April 20, 2018 Author Popular Post Share Posted April 20, 2018 Final report: After a few week's absence, finally reached the finish line (almost)! Despite being the dry season we have pushed ahead with landscaping and laying turf. This means copious watering twice a day - fortunately nature has played its part the last few days with heavy overnight rain. Long may it continue! All units have been fully fitted out now and the water supply system installed - reserve water tank, pump and pressure tank. The system is rigged to run off city water unless the pressure drops below a certain level, which will trigger the pressure tank and pump to supplement the supply. Cable TV and internet the last remaining non-construction related items yet to be sorted. I hope this thread has been of interest to anyone considering a building project in these parts. Many thanks to our builder Dhing Santos, who yet again produced results far exceeding our expectations and without whose voluntary help in dealing with the local electricity cooperative we could never have reached this happy conclusion. Major credits to Belle Caldosa, co-owner of the apartments for her flawless eye for design and fantastic landscaping. Many thanks to Pakon, a lovely lady who single-handedly planted each individual piece of turf under an intolerably hot and unforgiving sun over the last two weeks. And lastly to Clary, my daughter, whose future inspired me to undertake this project in the first place! 7 6 Link to post Share on other sites
oztony 36,115 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Great job Barry .... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
colemanlee 21,437 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Excellent build thread....I got some good ideas from what you did....thanks 1 Link to post Share on other sites
newtocebu 1,484 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Awesome mate - thankyou 1 Link to post Share on other sites
max111 458 Posted April 20, 2018 Share Posted April 20, 2018 Very nice! Where is this located? Valencia near Dgte or Valencia near Carcar? Below is confusing me a little. It's not in the floor plan so I assume it did not fit in the CR? Link to post Share on other sites
Administrator +Dafey 14,811 Posted April 20, 2018 Administrator Share Posted April 20, 2018 Thanks for taking time to share 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Barryrio 467 Posted April 20, 2018 Author Share Posted April 20, 2018 2 hours ago, max111 said: Very nice! Where is this located? Valencia near Dgte or Valencia near Carcar? Below is confusing me a little. It's not in the floor plan so I assume it did not fit in the CR? It's Valencia near Dumaguete! The idea was to place the wash basin outside the CR to give more space inside for the shower and toilet. This was actually an idea I copied from another apartment unit nearby. I kinda liked it as it was a bit of a different take on the usual design! 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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